1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Prescott E. Bloom (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Curry (D) by 28.6 points.
Prescott E. BloomRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%46,114
John W. CurryDemocrat
35.7%25,606
71,723 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET